New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-27
WHIP MRS. VAN HEYST LEFT BOXTEL.
HER STORY AND HER HUSBANDS TOLD.

TESTIMONY AT EAsrON IN MR. VAN HEYsT's SUIT
TO GET BACK HIS CHILD.
EAsroN, July 20 (Speeiai.-The hsboss corpus pro.
ceedings In the suit Of Joseph Van Heyst Of Boxte
Holland for the recovery Of his threeyearOld child
from Mrs Van Heyst and Van Doren took place to-
day. Van Hsyst who arrived from Europe yesterday,
In the courtroom. When the other parties In the
suit entered there was not tho slightest recognition
between them even Van Heysts little girl not SEEM
Ing 70 notice him During the day Van Doren fro
Quently had the child bis knee, and at such times
Van Heyses eyes fixed him.
Joseph Van Heyst testified that no had lived fos
ten years In Doxel, Holland Of the interest of HE
money. He kept two srvants and lived In comfort
Ho had closed the house on finding that his wife had
fed and his other children, two boys with their
grandmother. He had gone away On visit to his
trotherin-aw In the latter part Of June He
oeved q letter. which was read In court, from his
vito, telling him not TO hurry home. 1t was an
afectonste letter lie returned on July and found
that bis vito had fed the day after she wrote the
letsr lie know Of reason for his wifes departure.
Van Dorcn had boon his best friend. He had followed
them to Amsrtcs to get his child Witness Is thlty.
i've years old His wife brought to him 10000
guildes whom thoy were married. He had $4,000
ct tho same tims, and no was not In business. His
sister hsd offered to keep for him and caro- fog
tho little child. Henry Van Oldeneel Chancellor for
the Dutch Consulate, New-York, testified TO havine
gone on tho steamer to find the clippers. He asked to
rec . man who had registered as vsriAngen. Van
Doron was pointed out to him. Mrs. Van Hoyst was
registered ~ his wife. They had occupied the same
ststeroom.
W. f. Oiett. one of the lawyers, testified that he
Jersey City, -. J. Fordangen aud wife"
T., John Borsch lawyer from Holland, testified thai
VI tho children, and that all the money woman has
when she marries goes to the husband and Is HE
Mrs. Van Heyst testified that she had brought to
her husband 1000 gulldes In eash and securities,
during tho first year after her marriage, $4,000
guiiders; that her husband did not provide literally
Tor her, and that when no went away he did noe
give her any money. He frequently was absent from
homo. On occasion he had attempted to force bis
way into servant girls room, and since then they
had lived unhapply. lie had several times suggested
that they should separate. She denied that Van
Dpren had betrayed her. or that they had ever been
erlminalg intimate she did not know how Van
denly to leave her homo told Van Doren that she
going, and prevailed on him to accompany her until
sho could find hcIue. lie tried tO dssuaie her. hut
Could not. She wrote the let ters In evidence her
husband after she had decided to so. when asked
her reason for going she said that Van Heyst and she
had often talked about separating and she thought
1t good time to do 49, Van Doren loaned her the
money to pay expenses. At this point court al.
jOurned until tomorrow.